I am now LICENSED

I felt really good yesterday. Probably the ultimate high of the week. On Wednessday I was feeling really cocky. But yesterday's feeling had a reason behind them. And the reason is...
I thought I was going to fail. This time it seem almost a clear failure path. Not because I thought I was nervous or that I would make mistakes. Instead, it was quite clear that I did not have one part of the test down to a science. That scare me. I though to myself that maybe I should not even try until I got it down. I knew that if ever I passed it would be nothing short of a miracle.
I had four hours of instruction with this certified instructor, a grumpy old man named Bee. He was as discouraging as could be. He would call his other students, do his stocks, even once forgot to bring the cones for practice. When we met him for half an hour before the test, it was clear he wanted to leave and he was both rude and sarcastic. It was clear, he thought I was going to fail.
By then I was tired, maybe the only energy I had was from stress. And sometimes, the only resort for dismal situations, the only hope, is prayer...
BUT, yes, I passed my test, didn't hit a cone and though I almost skip a traffic light and saw a man opposite getting arrested at a junction, I am now a license driver. Quite miraculously!!!
So we had a good dinner consisting of alaskan crabs and clams along with white wine..
Came back and drank a beer...
Thank God!! must also thank my father, unc abraham ad jere for fomenting the vision in such a short space of time. i must say it is always nice to beat the odds and defy the expectations. not just because its more fulfilling, but because it gives faith that miracles do happen when everything is out of your control!